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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Lalami say was most impacted by the 1980s crack epidemic?
(a) Rural white communities.
(b) Urban white communities.
(c) Black communities.
(d) Muslim communities.

2. What similarity does Lalami note between Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh's testimony?
(a) Both men offered compelling arguments against their accuser.
(b) Both men refused to testify.
(c) Both men admitted not watching their accuser's testimony.
(d) Both men said their accuser's testimony was compelling.

3. Why does Lalami suspect her daughter quickly gave up speaking Arabic when they returned to the United States?
(a) Kids at school made fun of her.
(b) To feel a greater sense of belonging.
(c) She quickly forgot the language.
(d) Because she had nobody to speak Arabic with.

4. How much do white women make per every dollar a man makes, according to Lalami in "Caste"?
(a) $1.35.
(b) 30 cents.
(c) $1.00.
(d) 80 cents.

5. What term did Peggy McIntosh term which refers to “a range of systemic unearned advantages that benefit white people” (98).
(a) White privilege.
(b) White power.
(c) White fragility.
(d) White anxiety.

6. What country does Lalami say tends to place blame on poor people for their state of poverty?
(a) America.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Spain.
(d) Morocco.

7. In 2010, after campaign for a write in option on the census marked "Other" what were Arabs informed would happen if they checked other and wrote in Arab?
(a) They would be marked as Arab.
(b) Their census data would not be counted.
(c) They would be marked as Black.
(d) They would be marked as white.

8. What year does Christine Blasey Ford say the event in her testimony occurred?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2004.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1982.

9. What was Lalami required to do at home as an adolescent which her brother was not?
(a) Clean.
(b) Make small household repairs.
(c) Run errands.
(d) Do yard work.

10. What event occurred while Lalami lived in Koreatown which made her feel closer to her neighbors?
(a) A wild fire.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A pandemic.
(d) A drought.

11. What is the first thing Lalami cites in "Do Not Despair This Country," as a path to equal citizenship in America?
(a) Ensuring quality education for everyone.
(b) Access to quality healthcare regardless of race or class.
(c) Ensuring equal voting rights for all.
(d) The right to physical privacy.

12. According to Lalami in "Tribe," Blacks are disproportionately denied mortgage loans compared to their white counterparts despite what act?
(a) The Fair Housing Act.
(b) The Equal Access Act.
(c) The Equitable Homes Act.
(d) The Homestead Act.

13. Which 1790 act described in "Tribe," limited citizenship to "free white persons" (103)?
(a) The Naturalization Act.
(b) The Immigration Act.
(c) The Free White Persons Act.
(d) The Citizenship Act.

14. What term did Robin DiAngelo term which refers to the umbrage she claims many whites react with when being told that they likely profit from systemic racism?
(a) White privilege.
(b) White frailty.
(c) White fragility.
(d) White anxiety.

15. At the time of Trump's promise of a Muslim ban, how long had it been since a national of the countries in the ban perpetrated an attack on U.S. soil?
(a) Approximately 10 years.
(b) Less than 5 years.
(c) At least 40 years.
(d) Over 100 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Arabs begin to petition for their own separate box on the U.S. census?

2. How much was the rent which Lalami and her boyfriend shared when she moved out of Koreatown to a better area?

3. Who does Lalami cite in "Caste" as an anomaly for funding her own campaign with bartending money and individual donors?

4. During Dr. Ford's testimony, what did she say she could never forget about the night in question?

5. What does Lalami say is the "absence of race" (94) in "Tribe"?

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